Jaguar Ensuring The Supercharged V8 Will Live On Forever

Both tracks begin with the engine waking up, providing an unmistakable and somewhat antisocial bark before settling down to 600 revolutions per minute. You can listen to the sounds in the videos above and below to hear the full range of engine noises, including upshifts, downshifts, crackles, pops, and the sublime overrun. High-quality earphones are an absolute must.

"The F-Type's supercharged V8 makes a unique sound because of the meticulous optimization work we applied to the entire powertrain, most of all to the intake and exhaust systems - more than 85 iterations before we first launched the car, and developed continuously ever since," said Charles Richardson, Jaguar's senior sound engineer. "The culmination of that work - the sounds you experience driving the F-Type R 75 - is something we want to be available for generations to come. Archiving it with the British Library allows us to do that, and that's something we're very proud of."

The V8 is not the only sound Jaguar will be submitting to the British Library. According to Jag's press release, other culturally significant sounds will also be submitted. It only mentions the first street recordings of cars, but we can think of many fine examples it has to include in the package. The six-cylinder E-Type is a must, as is the 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 in the pre-facelift second-generation XK. The supercharged 3.0-liter V6, used by lesser F-Types, also deserves to be preserved. The turbocharged four-pot engine deserves to be deleted.

Jaguar could also potentially use these recordings as a foundation for its upcoming EV models. Naysayers keep saying making an EV sound good is impossible, but several examples disprove this. Yes, Jag's ownI-Pacemakes terrible artificial noises, but the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N'sfighter jet-inspired soundtrackis majestic.

The Brits know how to do noise well. Think of a first-gen Aston Martin V8 Vantage at 7,000 rpm or a TVR straight-six at full song. If anyone can create a class-leading soundtrack for an EV, it's our neighbors across the pond.